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Ask HN: Tips for learning how to type properly at a late age

1 points·by throw1138·4 jaar geleden·4 comments

Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wondering what to do about it

282 points·by throw1138·4 jaar geleden·774 comments

Ask HN: Where can we find the unsexy jobs?

247 points·by throw1138·4 jaar geleden·219 comments

Ask HN: What attributes in a new job would aid in burnout recovery?

2 points·by throw1138·4 jaar geleden·6 comments

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throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
A significant source of frustration at $dayjob recently has been the _inability_ to test in production. We've just deployed Stripe, and if you're using prod API keys, there's no testing possible without spending real money. Deploy to production and pray to the tech gods I guess.
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
One of the earlier things I tried was to encourage myself to learn using a less awful layout (DVORAK as you suggested), and it didn't go very well unfortunately :(

That's very interesting about "developing" my fingers, I'll think on that, thank you!
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
Thank you mate, great stuff all around! :)
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
Remote is in the title of the post and mentioned multiple times throughout the post.

I dare say we're not posting frequently enough, that's a good point.

It's against company policy to put the range in the ad. Very very stupid, but probably nothing I can do about that.

We have three languages mentioned in the ad. But any senior candidate can be introduced to new technologies so they're not in the "requirements" section.

We could probably improve turnaround time, but the lack of applicants alongside natural attrition is making that even harder to make happen.

Thank you jhot!

Copypasta: This is a throwaway because I'm just an engineer on the team wondering if there's something obvious we're doing wrong, and I don't imagine this would be considered desirable attention by management.
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
This is a throwaway because I'm just an engineer on the team wondering if there's something obvious we're doing wrong, and I don't imagine this would be considered desirable attention by management.

Would posting a job ad on AskHN requesting feedback be acceptable? I ask because I'd have expected to see it a bunch if it were. @dang would be very appreciative of your word one way or another. Thanks mattbee.
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
There is no on-call. Like I say, it's not a DevOps position, but an SWE position requiring more significant knowledge (not administration) of the underlying platform than is typical.
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
Definitely #1, and the ad is fairly up-front with that.
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
Are there any existing implementations I should be aware of?
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
Thanks for 4dayweek.io! Quick bit of feedback: It's the only job site I check regularly that doesn't have a feed I can subscribe to (that I could find, anyway). It's made worse by having to scroll past the same group of prioritized listings every time I visit. Would really appreciate some improvement here <3
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
The thinking behind a smaller company is having fewer barriers in your way to accomplish things, but you're absolutely right in your third graf.

The proposal of tiring yourself out on something you enjoy and can't fail at is really interesting, thank you!
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
Oh right, I understand now. That's a great idea to noodle about, thank you!
throw1138
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
Thanks. My concern here is potential difficulty moving back up when I'm ready, and having to explain it.